Marie A. Young is a Moonbeam Award-winning children’s author whose work, The Porters, has been formally recognized and entered into the permanent historical archives of the Vatican.
With an educational background in Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults from the University of San Francisco, Marie is dedicated to amplifying diverse voices and bridging generations through storytelling. Her work has traveled from the tracks of the California State Railroad Museum to the global historical record of the Papacy.
Marie is a wife, a mother of four, and a grandmother to one. Alongside The Porters, her other books, Rain Talk and Where Is My Sock?, showcase her creativity, cultural richness, and ability to craft engaging narratives that captivate young readers and families alike.
